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Empress Dowager Ci'an

1837 - 1881

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Empress Xiaozhenxian (12 August 1837 – 8 April 1881), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and empress consort of Yizhu, the Xianfeng Emperor. She was empress consort of Qing from 1852 until her husband's death in 1861, after which she was honored as Empress Dowager Ci'an. As empress dowager and one of the most senior members of the imperial family, she and Empress Dowager Cixi became co-regents during the reign of two young emperors: Zaichun, the Tongzhi Emperor and later Zaitian, the Guangxu Emperor. Although in principle, she had precedence over Cixi, Ci'an was in fact a self-effacing person and seldom intervened in politics, but she was the decision-maker in most family affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Empress Dowager Ci'an is the 4,865th most popular politician (down from 4,356th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from China (up from 335th in 2019) and the 200th most popular Chinese Politician.

Empress Dowager Cixi is most famous for her long and powerful reign as the head of the Qing Dynasty during the late 19th century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Empress Dowager Ci'an ranks 4,865 out of 19,576. Before her are Magnentius, Sun Hao, Aulus Gabinius, Gentius, Alexander Gauland, and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence. After her are Marek Edelman, Rajaram I, Nuri al-Said, Pranab Mukherjee, Ammi-Saduqa, and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Empress Dowager Ci'an ranks 28. Before her are Vasil Levski, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Georges Ernest Boulanger, Ilia Chavchavadze, Queen Cheorin, and Rosalía de Castro. After her are Émile Waldteufel, Francis, Duke of Teck, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Arnold Janssen, Vasily Radlov, and Abraham Kuyper. Among people deceased in 1881, Empress Dowager Ci'an ranks 17. Before her are Jenny von Westphalen, Henri Vieuxtemps, Auguste Mariette, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Nikolai Rubinstein, and Henri-Frédéric Amiel. After her are Nikolay Pirogov, Theobald Boehm, Hermann Lotze, George W. De Long, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, and Eduard Heine.

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In China

Among people born in China, Empress Dowager Ci'an ranks 324 out of 1,610. Before her are Shi Nai'an (1296), Wei Zhongxian (1568), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Zhao Tuo (-230), Yuan Chonghuan (1584), and Su Song (1020). After her are Lu You (1125), Li Dazhao (1889), Duan Qirui (1865), Princess Taiping (665), Yelü Chucai (1189), and Meng Haoran (690).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Empress Dowager Ci'an ranks 200. Before her are Jangsu of Goguryeo (394), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Wei Zhongxian (1568), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Zhao Tuo (-230), and Yuan Chonghuan (1584). After her are Li Dazhao (1889), Duan Qirui (1865), Yelü Chucai (1189), Jia Xu (147), Xun Yu (163), and Ma Teng (156).

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